Elizabeth woman, 62, critical after hit-and-run accident

An Elizabeth woman was critically injured when she was struck by a car near 709 Elizabeth Ave. late Sunday.Google maps

ELIZABETH — Police are searching for the driver of a car that struck a 62-year-old city woman as she was crossing the street then fled, leaving her critically injured in the road.

Gladys Torres was crossing the street in the area of 709 Elizabeth Ave. at 11:29 p.m. Sunday when she was struck by a vehicle that witnesses described as tan, gold or brown colored sedan, possibly a taxi cab, police Capt. Todd Mooney said in a statement.

He said the car was last seen turning from 7th Street onto Marshall Street.

Officers responding to calls of the accident found Torres in the middle of Elizabeth Avenue, Mooney said.

He said she was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where she was in critical condition.

Police ask anyone with information about the accident to call Detective Raymond Smith at (908) 558-2017.